archness
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of archness
Example Sentences
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As a visual storyteller, Jefferson is still finding his feet, though there is wit and archness in certain compositions and editing choices.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2023
Now, they are buzzing with memes, videos and messages of congratulation, but also a strain of sceptical archness.
From BBC • Oct. 24, 2022
By 2014, Sophie had become closely associated with PC Music, a buzzy Britain-based collective of electronic musicians and producers who blend the cerebral archness of the avant-garde with the earnest, mass-catharsis of pop musical product.
From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2021
If you’re worried that your manner might betray your anxiety, practice adopting a slightly artificial archness of tone, so you have something to focus and distract you.
From Slate • Sep. 24, 2020
Despite the archness of his tone—which normally would have irritated me—there was a melancholy undernote in his voice.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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